I had to get a complete physical the other day to qualify for life insurance. I haven't had a physical since college. I think the majority of my readers are about my age, +/- about 5 years. I bet a lot of you have been putting it off too. It's not that bad, and it's not like the doctor enjoys it. So get it done.Me? No problems. Normal blood pressure, no bad stuff detected. I've never had high blood pressure, unlike just about everyone else in my family. I told the doc about my dad having a massive aortic dissection a few years ago and I was worried about it being hereditary. The doc said the leading cause is high blood pressure. That's good, because the men on my side of the family tend to kick off early.
- Grandfather 1: Ate a normal 1940ish diet, namely red meat and butter. Light smoker, loved his drink. Died at 72 from cancer and Alzheimer's.
- Grandfather 2: Ate a normal 1940ish diet, namely red meat and butter and sometimes bacon grease to flavor the bread. Heavy smoker, didn't drink much. Died at 74 of emphysema.
- Dad: Ate a normal 1960ish diet, namely red meat and margarine. Heavy smoker, then quit around 45. Heavy beer drinker turned moderate drinker. Very high blood pressure. Would have died at 61 except the EMT recognized the symptoms as being far more serious than a heart attack.
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It's not that bad, ... So get it done.
Oh yeah? Do I have to show you the scars from my "checkup?"
Rob, you're alive. That's the important thing.
Re: "I want to live to be a bitter and cranky old man who annoys people in whatever will become of the Internet."
Lou! Remember the RonPaulians! You're living your dream now!
Good point. I had skipped my checkups for years, because I felt fine. Fortunately for me, I am a fairly regular blood donor.
One day they refused my donation. Said I had a blood pressure of something like 210/180. I was in the doctor's office first thing the next morning.
Suffering with a non-Alzheimer's form of dementia, mom lived most of the decade between diagnosis and death (in her late 50s) stuck in a wheelchair, unable to communicate.
I'll take sudden cardiac death, please.
You and me both, Bill. I'll take "getting hit by a train" before Alzheimer's.
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